Period or frequency of a mass with springs in series or parallel
This type of question, asked 7 times: 11 May 2023 S2, 12 May 2024 S1, 25 Apr 2025 S2, 18 Apr 2026 S1, 20 Apr 2026 S1, 12 May 2026 S1, 13 May 2026 S1. All 7 questions below, oldest first.
Try each one first, then open its answer.
Question 1
11 May 2023 S2
23All the springs in fig. (a), (b) and (c) are identical, each having force constant K. Mass attached to each system is 'm'. If and are the time periods of oscillations of the three systems respectively, thenTap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
12 May 2024 S1
48Four massless springs whose force constants are and respectively are attached to a mass kept on a frictionless plane as shown in figure. If mass is displaced in horizontal direction the frequency of oscillating system isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
25 Apr 2025 S2
27As shown in the figure, and are identical springs with spring constant K each. The oscillation frequency of the mass ' ' is ' '. If the spring is removed, the oscillation frequency will becomeTap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
18 Apr 2026 S1
119All the springs in fig (a), (b) and (c) are identical, each one having force constant K. Mass m is attached to each system. If , and are the periodic time of oscillations of the three systems in fig (a), (b) and (c) respectively, thenTap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
20 Apr 2026 S1
118Two springs of force constants '' and '' are connected to a mass '' as shown. Mass is displaced slightly to one side and released. The frequency of oscillation of the two springs-mass system isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
12 May 2026 S1
119A simple harmonic oscillator having four identical springs (as shown in figure) has a time period . Another similar simple harmonic oscillator of the same mass but the four identical springs with spring constants has a time period , then isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
13 May 2026 S1
119and are two identical springs. The frequency of oscillation of mass m is F. If one spring is removed, the frequency will becomeTap an option to check your answer.